<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-22T07:57:45Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/D7E9F099-6874-43B6-83BA-E747FA623449" ns1:id="D7E9F099-6874-43B6-83BA-E747FA623449"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/D4A75786-5117-4B0E-BB69-5A12940C4D51" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/FBAA0DD3-4241-474F-BE22-A56FCE34F57B" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/FBAA0DD3-4241-474F-BE22-A56FCE34F57B" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2014-03-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/4FDAC7CF-7607-42B6-951D-E7E297B3E884" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2013-03-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">710305</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>TOFFEE - Transfer OF FlexiblE Electronics</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>GRD Proof of Concept</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Printed/thin-film electronics built on plastic and other cheap substrates (paper/card) can
enable new products in high volume markets such as consumer packaging and anti-counterfeit
labels. The printed electronics market is estimated to be &amp;pound;1.5B today, growing to &amp;pound;30B by
2021 and &amp;pound;200B by 2027 (IDTechEx). PragmatIC has developed printed logic (circuits built
from active devices such as transistors and diodes) corresponding to the printed equivalent of
a silicon chip for broad applicability in consumer packaging, security (identification and
brand protection) and novelty applications. Conventional electronics on PCBs is rigid,
difficult to distribute within products and over-engineered, resulting in high cost for these
applications. In conjunction with other thin-film components (displays, printed batteries)
printed logic can overcome these constraints and enable many new ultrathin form-factor
products. Integration methods to connect these thin-film components which provide power,
display/lighting, logic and circuitry are required to provide functional products to end-users.
To date existing integration solutions such as pick-and-place, already widely used in
electronics, have been adapted to printed electronics. This proof-of-concept project will
explore alternative integration techniques widely used within the printing community, for
thermal transfer of printed logic from its original substrate onto a target surface. This will
broaden the range of applications which can be addressed by PPL’s printed logic and other
printed electronics components, in addition to providing lower-cost and improved form-factor
for already addressable applications.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>